Italy: the next domino to fall
In less than two weeks, Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi might become the next victim of the current anti-establishment global trend, as Italians vote on a controversial referendum seen as a plebiscite on Renzi himself.
Xi’s “new era” of China-Latin America relations
Xi Jinping’s South America tour is an opportunity to improve trade terms between China and its partners, writes Matt Ferchen.
Ethiopia’s crisis
Almost exactly a year ago, Ethiopia entered its worst crisis since the arrival of the regime in 1991. Last month, a state of emergency was proclaimed. These two events have generated a flood of commentary and analysis. A few key points, sometimes underplayed if not ignored, are worth closer attention.
Saving China’s stock market
Assessing the costs and benefits of the government intervention after the Chinese Shanghai Stock Exchange Composite Index dropped by a third in mid-2015, wiping out billions in share value.
Mosul and Aleppo, a reshaping war
The intense aerial assaults in Iraq and Syria are being seized as an opportunity by forces, both ISIS and other jihadi, on the receiving end.
Trump’s triumph: how progressives must react
Europe is not enough. Across the world, we must join up to press passion back into the service of humanism.
America’s Dark Underbelly Is Now Its Face
Trump’s core supporters were so anxious about the changing face of America, they were willing to vote alongside the Klan. The fringe has turned mainstream.
Writing from Diyarbakır under blockade
While writing this article, currently without access to the world, I can’t help but wonder how you will read it.
Duterte vs. Washington’s Cold War System
Though better known for his brutal war on drugs at home, the Philippine leader’s volatile, one-man diplomacy could up-end 70 years of U.S. dominance in East Asia.
The bond-equity allocation of the Norwegian sovereign fund
The ‘Oil Fund’, Norway’s sovereign wealth fund, is the world’s largest at more than $850 billion.